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Transcript/ScriptNEWS WORDS POPULATION
ສະບາຍດີທ່ານຜູ້ຟັງທີ່ເຄົາລົບ, ຂໍຕ້ອນຮັບທ່ານເຂົ້າສູ່ລາຍການຮຽນຄຳສັບພາສາອັງກິດໃນຂ່າວຂອງວິທະຍຸສຽງອາເມຣິກາ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຊື່ວ່າ ພຸດທະສອນ ຫຼື ເອີ້ນຊື່ຫຼິ້ນວ່າ ຕຸ້ຍ ກັບຄູ່ຮ່ວມຈັດລາຍການຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຊື່ວ່າ ເຄທີ.
ປະຊາກອນຂອງ ອິນເດຍ ແມ່ນມີກຳນົດທີ່ຈະແຊງກາຍ ຈີນ ໃນປີນີ້, ເຊິ່ງ ຈີນ ມີປະຊາກອນຢູ່ປະມານ ນຶ່ງພັນສີ່ຮ້ອຍກວ່າລ້ານຄົນ ແລະ ອິນເດຍ ປະມານນຶ່ງພັນສາມຮ້ອຍກວ່າລ້ານຄົນ. ແລະ ໃນລາຍການຂອງມື້ນີ້ ພວກເຮົາຈະຮຽນຄຳສັບ ກ່ຽວກັບ ປະຊາກອນໂລກນຳກັນ.
Sabaidee Caty!
Sabaidee Toui!
Caty: Toui, what is the population of Laos?
Toui: I think around 7.5 million?
Caty: Wow, New York City alone has more people.
Toui: I think Laos’ population will rise to 8 million soon.
Caty: That would be good for the future economy.
Toui: Did you see the news about world population lately?
Caty: Yeah, India is about to overtake China.
Toui: Let’s watch that news again.
(Play video)
A baby born sometime this year will see India become the world’s most populous country. Some experts say that may already have happened after China reported this month that its population has shrunk. Both countries are home to about 1.4 billion people. But overtaking China is not just a number — it’s a hugely significant demographic shift. While China’s population is both declining and aging, nearly half of India is under 25 years of age. These young people are potentially a huge emerging market that will attract global investment, and a pool of talent at a time when many countries are greying.
Toui: That’s unbelievable! What does the word born mean?
Caty: It is an adjective meaning brought forth by birth.
Toui: How about demographic?
Caty: Demographic is also an adjective. It refers to the statistical characteristics of human populations such as age, ethnicity, sex and more.
And finally aging?
Caty: Aging simply means growing older. We’re all doing it!
Toui: That’s for sure! Now, let’s listen to some careful pronunciations of these words.
Caty: Good idea!
Toui: Thank you, Caty!
Caty: You’re welcome!
ບັນດາທ່ານມາຮອດນີ້ລາຍການຂອງພວກເຮົາກໍໄດ້ໝົດລົງແລ້ວ, ພົບກັນໃໝ່ໃນຄັ້ງຕໍ່ໄປ. ສະບາຍດີ.
